Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Note on texts and references
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Mentalities, metaphors and the foundations of science
- 2 Magic and science, ancient and modern
- 3 The conception and practice of proof
- 4 A test case: China and Greece, comparisons and contrasts
- Conclusion: mentalities demystified
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Note on texts and references
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Mentalities, metaphors and the foundations of science
- 2 Magic and science, ancient and modern
- 3 The conception and practice of proof
- 4 A test case: China and Greece, comparisons and contrasts
- Conclusion: mentalities demystified
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Demystifying Mentalities , pp. 146 - 156Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1990